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Lean Six Sigma can be applied to a variety of processes for the Government. It helps to cut through bureaucracy and waste, and decreases the time spent on transactional processes while reducing errors.
Lean Six Sigma Sample Projects
- Improve the speed or efficiency of 911 service
- Improve Employee Retention
- Improving Employee Staffing (limiting overtime)
- Mailroom Defect Reduction
- Reducing construction work time
- Decrease billing and payment errors
- Improving Medicaid processes
- Budget & Finance
- County & City Hospitals & Clinics
Minnesota Polution Control Projects
- Reduced wait time for 90% of all permits from 2050 days to 14 days
- Reduce work time for 90% of non-construction permits from 251 days to 90 days
- Reduce work time for 90% of the individual municipal construction permits from 419 days to 120 days by March 2005
- Reduce work time for the permit writer to write a permit from 60 hours per permit action to 45 hours by October 2004
Indiana Family & Social Service Administrations Six Sigma has achieved savings in excess of three million dollars in first year and it is projecting savings of over six million for second year.
Idaho National Engineering and Environment Laboratory, saved $40 million in 18 months.
In Singapore public sector, for first 20 Six Sigma pilot projects each yielded estimated cost savings from $10,000 to $1.5 Million.
Fort Wayne, Indiana State Agency Targets Inefficiencies - They have had over $3 Million in savings in 2003
Who BMG has helped
Bechtel's Black Belts have worked on the following projects:
- INEEL - The Idaho Project
- Aberdeen Proving Ground building and operating a facility to destroy our stash of nerve gas
- Hanford Nuclear Facility vitrifying nuclear waste
- Yucca Mountain near Las Vegas nuclear waste storage facility
US Navy in Japan
Various Branches of the US Military
- Patriot Air Defense Missile System Recapitalization
- Critical Kits Installed on HMMWV's
- Critical Total Quality Process
- Development of Mistake-proof Shipping Templates
If you are just getting started thinking about Six Sigma or Lean for the
Government, BMG encourages you to contact us to learn more. |